MANCHESTER, N.H. – President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is coming under renewed attack as some of the nation’s leading conservatives gather in New Hampshire for a summit that some consider the unofficial kickoff for the state’s 2016 presidential selection process. Several potential Republican White House contenders – among them Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Texas […]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Here in a state where presidential politics are never far from anyone’s mind, three Republicans who are considering a run for the White House — Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor — pitched their views on Saturday for how conservatives can […]
The country’s leading conservative voices — and potential 2016 presidential candidates — gathered Saturday in New Hampshire to drive more stakes into ObamaCare and urge voters to end Democrats’ control of the White House and Senate. “We win whenever we have an agenda, boldly focused on upward economic mobility for Americans,” Utah GOP Sen. Mike […]
An A-list of national Republican figures who were in the city Saturday for an event dubbed the New Hampshire Freedom Summit found a receptive audience for criticism of President Obama, the Affordable Care Act and most things Democratic. Arranged by two conservative political groups – Americans for Prosperity and Citizens United – the daylong meeting […]
This past weekend, we were honored to host the inaugural New Hampshire Freedom Summit which, as the New York Times put it, was “a gathering of several hundred put together by two of the most influential groups on the right, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and Citizens United.” The event was a complete success, and […]
When you ask the New Hampshire residents attending the inaugural Freedom Summit why they’re here, there’s a very good chance this is their first reaction, followed by a reverent recitation of the names that drew more than 700 people to a hotel conference center Saturday morning. There’s Ted Cruz, whom Jean Ferreira, 55, was most […]
David Bossie, president of Citizens United, the conservative advocacy group whose lawsuit led to the 2010 court ruling that paved the way for unlimited spending and fundraising by independent Super PACs and nonprofit groups, agreed. “Candidates will be able to raise a few more dollars. But the Democratic and Republican Party committees will benefit.” Read […]
Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling eliminating aggregate donation limits from individual donors has been called the next Citizens United. Dave Bossie, the president and chairman of Citizens United, the nonprofit advocacy group that won a similar landmark Supreme Court case in 2010, says he takes that as a compliment. “I’m really happy for Mr. McCutcheon, it […]
The March 31st deadline we were told was concrete, that there was no way it would be pushed back and even that they did not have the statutory authority to do so. Through the honor code, those that allegedly already started the process can check a box and receive more time to do so. Do […]
Wednesday’s 5-4 ruling on political contributions in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission is considered by some legal experts to be a companion to the court’s 2010 ruling, called Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The earlier decision threw out limits on what any individual can give to federal candidates over a two-year election cycle. Wednesday’s […]
In what many are calling the biggest ruling on campaign finance since the landmark 2010 Citizens United case, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down laws limiting the total amount of money individuals can donate to federal candidates, political committees, and political parties. Chief Justice John Roberts led the charge in the 5-4 decision, McCutcheon […]
Washington, DC — Citizens United President David N. Bossie released the following statement on today’s McCutcheon v. FEC Supreme Court ruling: “Building on the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling the Justices reinstated the First Amendment for all Americans,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United. “The First Amendment prevails thanks to the efforts of […]